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A great lil story from the book Art & Fear by David Bayles and Ted Orland:
The ceramics teacher announced on opening day that he was dividing the class into two groups. All those on the left side of the studio, he said, would be graded solely on the quantity of work they produced, all those on the right solely on its quality.
His procedure w
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In the book "Art & Fear," a ceramics teacher divides his class into two groups to grade them differently—one on the QUANTITY of work produced and the other on the QUALITY of a single piece.
Surprisingly, the best and most creative ceramics were made by the QUANTITY group. This illustrates that repeated practice and learning from mistakes lead t
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Arguably, no. You’ve perhaps heard of the pottery class where students graded on quantity produced more quality than those graded on quality. (It wa
DYNOMIGHT • Things that don’t work
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"The secret of creative work is to make a lot and publish a little.
Don't underestimate the power of giving yourself permission to create junk. Most of what you create will be mediocre or bad.
But that's okay. You only have to show people the good stuff. Make 100 things, discard 90, and share the 10 best. Create, create, create. Edit, edit, edit
... See moreJames Clear • 3-2-1: On the Cost of Success, the Secret of Creative Work, and the Power of Walking
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In other words, the internet enabled a vision where creativity and practicality were directly correlated. The more effort you put into your creative output, the greater the practical benefits would be.
Lawrence Yeo • The Arc of the Practical Creator - More To That
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Quality, not quantity, should be the guiding principle in our creative work. There should be a minimum bar of craftsmanship for what we put out into the world. One that gives us a sense of pride.
We should measure success by the quality of our work, not by the number of tasks completed.
We should measure success by the quality of our work, not by the number of tasks completed.
Slow Productivity - Michael Karnjanaprakorn
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